12:54 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Dustin May dominated for five innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, Will Smith and Justin Turner hit three-run homers and the Los Angeles Dodgers rolled to a 7-0 victory Saturday over the Miami Marlins. In his first big league start since May 2021, May
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1:38 AM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal injured his left knee while attempting to score from second base in the seventh inning of Saturday night’s 2-0 win over the host Cleveland Guardians. Grandal, who was thrown out by Myles Straw, was unable to put any weight on his leg as
5:30 PM ET ESPN News Services NEW YORK — Yankees ace Gerrit Cole twice banged on the dugout roof, shouting in frustration and getting booed as scuffling New York lost for the 15th time in 19 games, beaten by the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 on Saturday. The AL East-leading Yankees fell to 9-20 since entering
8:57 PM ET SAN DIEGO — – The Padres are giving reliever Josh Hader a break from the closer role after ninth-inning meltdowns on Thursday and Friday resulted in San Diego losses. Padres manager Bob Melvin said before Saturday’s game against the Washington Nationals that the left-handed Hader would be given time to try to
5:56 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez was held out of the lineup for Saturday’s game against the Braves after being taken to a hospital the previous night because of shortness of breath. Manager Dusty Baker said doctors weren’t able to find any cause of the breathing issues. Alvarez was
3:05 PM ET The Los Angeles Dodgers activated right-hander Dustin May from the 60-day injured list to start Saturday’s game against the visiting Miami Marlins. May, 24, will make his first start in the majors since May 1, 2021, when he suffered a season-ending elbow injury at Milwaukee that required Tommy John surgery. In five
8:22 PM ET Associated Press PHOENIX — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was put on the restricted list Saturday and is expected to miss the next two games. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said Molina left for “business matters” and is expected to return to the team on Monday. Marmol added that the star previously
8:32 PM ET ESPN News Services Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Bill Lee had stopped breathing after collapsing in the bullpen during an exhibition game, but paramedics and two shocks with a defibrillator helped resuscitate the 75-year-old pitcher, according to a witness at the scene. “Without immediate intervention, I do not believe he’d be here
12:11 PM ET New York Mets pitcher Taijuan Walker has been scratched from Sunday’s start because of a bulging disk, manager Buck Showalter said Saturday. The Mets have not yet named a replacement for Sunday’s game against Philadelphia. Walker (10-3, 3.36 ERA) lasted only two-plus innings in Tuesday’s loss to Atlanta, leaving with back spasms.
2:17 PM ET Associated Press CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs placed right-handed starter Keegan Thompson on the 15-day IL Saturday with low back tightness and recalled righty Anderson Espinoza from Triple-A Iowa. The 27-year-old Thompson leads the Cubs in wins with a 9-5 record and 3.97 ERA in 25 games. He has made 17 starts